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Topmark: Stories From the Old Testament and Torah: The Story of Joseph

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a site for children telling and illustrating the story of Joseph from the Hebrew Scriptures
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Bedtime Story Classics Alice in Wonderland

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful online edition of the Lewis Carroll classic is written in large text for easy legibility, and includes illustrations from eleven different versions of the story. It also includes background information on the writing of...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Pbs: Moyers on Addiction: Real Life Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS online presents six stories illustrating the struggle undergone by both adults and teens. Each individual story describes a unique perspective on the substance they abused and how it adversely affected their lives.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative: Examine Story Elements Using Comic Stri

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Comic frames are traditionally used to illustrate a story in a short, concise format. In this lesson, young scholars use a six-paneled comic strip frame to create a story map, summarizing a book or story that they have read. Each panel...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Rock Cycle Through Writing and Illustrating

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this writing and illustrating activity, students will be able to follow a simple rock cycle to follow the life of "Rocky the Rock". After investigating the rock cycle, students will then be able to illustrate the rock cycle, along...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Action Packed Stories

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Students learn to use whole numbers and the operations of addition and subtraction. They choose a number, create a story Using the number selected and illustrate the number story. They represent the action in the story on the calculator.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bear Stories: A Glance at the Bear Family by Ernest Ingersoll

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bear Stories: A Glance at the Bear Family by Ernest Ingersoll (c1884), a collection of ten true bear stories with illustrations.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Experience Teaches and Other Stories by G. Path

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Experience Teaches and Other Stories by G. Path, a collection of children's stories that illustrate familiar proverbs.
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National Audubon Society

National Audubon Society: Audubon Adventures: The Pollination Story

For Students 3rd - 8th
A colorful, interactive chart illustrating the stages in the pollination of flowers by bees.
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University of Virginia

The University of Virginia: Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library, this site offers the full text of Guy de Maupassant's "Short Stories of the Tragedy and Comedy of Life" which includes 27 short stories. Also provided are...
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Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: The Story of Robinson Crusoe, Adapted for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
This version of Defoe's story can be viewed the way it was published about 1900, complete with illustrations. Could make an interesting comparison to the complete novel.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: "The Wizard of Oz"

For Students 3rd - 5th
View illustrations from the original 1900 edition of this classic children's book and learn about the film version. This article also contains an image of the author and information about his life.
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ABCya

Abc Ya: Story Maker

For Students K - 1st Standards
Create your own story using the tools on this site. You can add a title page, type your story, and illustrate it using the paint tools. The story can then be saved and printed.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiplication Stories and Illustrations I Word Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video models how to solve a multiplication word problem using pictures, writing the number sentence and solving. The video is followed by a series of practice...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Elem Math: Multiplication Stories and Illustrations Ii Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The video models how to solve a multiplication word problem using pictures, writing the number sentence and solving.
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Chateau Meddybemps

But That Wasn't the Best Part

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about the Banana Festival in this fun online story. Great illustrations and the story is easy for younger children to navigate.
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Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Japanese Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of the book, "Japanese Fairy Tales," first published in 1908. It includes 20 or so tales translated from Japanese into English including the following: "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Farmer and the Badger," "The Adventures of...
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Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Indian Fairy Tales

For Students 3rd - 8th
30 classic fairy tales from India, as collected and published by Joseph Jacobs in 1912. The writing style is formal but readable and each tale is accompanied by Jacobs' original notes. Examples of tales included: The Gold-Giving Serpent;...
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Other

Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read these fairy tales at this student-friendly site. You can adjust the display to fit your own learning needs. See the actual cover and illustrations, and read the text in whatever size and font family you find most comfortable.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Dorothea Lange

For Students 3rd - 5th
This website reports on the life of Dorothea Lange (1895-1965 CE). The photographs are engaging. They illustrate the power of the Great Depression.
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Other

Lil' Fingers Storybooks: Read and Listen: Penguin Party

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Young readers and beginning English language learners will enjoy this short animated read-along/listen-along story about penguins having a party. Delightful illustrations aid comprehension.
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University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Aesop's Fables

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Work your way through the moral tales of Aesop. Table of context provides links to traditional tellings and modernized versions. Videos and original illustrations help tell the stories.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Innocents Abroad; Or, the New Pilgrim's Progress

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive collection from the University of Virginia that explores many aspects of Twain's short story, "Innocents Abroad; or, The New Pilgrim's Progress." Included are links that examine pre-texts, letters, sales, advertisement,...
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Dept. Of Canadian Heritage: Four Directions Teaching

For Students 9th - 10th
Through this colorful and engaging website, students can come to a better understanding of the First Nations communities as they explore the teachings of the Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwe, Mohawk and Mi'kmaq. Ceremonies, creation stories,...